Gixxus Christ! Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) Motion pro sells a plastic one for around $40. You can make one out of metal for less.Its a dilemma as old as tuning: my gas tank is in the way. To adjust pilot screws or balance carbs/throttle bodies the engine must be running, and that requires distilled dinosaur juice. But that big gas tank prevents you from reaching things that need adjustments.Here's what I did:Myself and any drinker worth his salt has an aluminum jagermeister flask hanging around. If you don't, youre shit outta luck because they haven't offered them for a few years now, but you can use any old aluminum water bottle, or pretty much any metal container. The flasks are nice because the have a screw off cap with a caribeaner.I had been wanting to use my flask for this for some time but was worried that the wall thickness was too small to support pipe threads, so I tried to find a bulkhead fitting but couldn't. So I said 'fuck it'.Put your flask (or water bottle etc...) In a vice and drill a pilot hole about 1/8". Step that out to at least 3/8 and then finish with a 15/32. Get a 1/4 ntp tap (home depot ain't got none, found mine at ace) while you're there, get a 1/4" ntp petcock or quarter-swing valve and a hose barb that fits the valve and your gas line. De-burr the hole and run in your pipe tap to a few turns shy of mid-way, back out, tape the shit out of whatever is going in it and run it in snug. Fill with water and wait for leaks, if it drips, give the tap a few more spins. If it doesn't, you're golden pony boy.Last step, take the lid and drill an 1/8" breather hole in it from the inside out, this lets air in so gas can get to your motor.I built mine with two taps because I work on a lot of shit and not every bike has a single gas inlet.Hope someone found this helpful. Edited September 26, 2013 by CrazySkullCrusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Plastic nonsense, mine is far superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidersDiscount Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 If more instruction manuals were written like this, I might actually read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I try to make my write-ups as easy and entertaining as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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